Quebec City vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1599
🏠 One person rent	$829	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	38	25
😀 Quality of life	87	47
🏙️ Population	574K	6.23M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 176% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 3402nd and 8011th ($1648 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 270th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Xinyang. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 327th and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/quebec/xinyang.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Quebec City vs Xinyang infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/quebec/xinyang" target="_blank">Quebec City vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Quebec City vs Xinyang

Prices for goods and services in Quebec City and Xinyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Quebec City	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$0.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$8362

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$589
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$593
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$599
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$595
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$562
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$643
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$610
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$585
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$519
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$624
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$657
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$575
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$567
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$610
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$575
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$613
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$555
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$664
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$619
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$649
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$487
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$587
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$516
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$691
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$650
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$504
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$658
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$600
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$514
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$529
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$638
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$554